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Petition wants Batman director banned from Justice League duties

A petition requesting Batman v Superman director Zack Snyder be banned from directing future DC comic book movies already has 7000 signatures.

Celebs rave about Hunt for the Wilderpeople

A host of New Zealand celebs have taken to social media with rave reviews for Taika Waititi's <i>Hunt for the Wilderpeople</i> after it premiered last night in Auckland.

Spartacus star's cancer fight to open film festival

The film follows the fight of Andy and wife Vashti after the Welsh actor was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, which eventually took his life.

Deadpool becomes top grossing R-rated film

Deadpool has become the top grossing R-rated movie of all time, taking US$746 million (NZ$1088.18 million) at the global box office.

Review: Waititi's new film right on target

The runaway local success of Boy sure made it a hard act to follow. Could a local film ever hope to find as big an audience again? Could its creator, Taika Waititi, ever hope to tap a nation's funnybone with such precision in another film?

Kiwi film getting rave reviews - again

The Dark Horse is getting rave reviews for a second time after its limited release in theaters in the US.

Batman v Superman - or is it critics v fans?

The narrative in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice might change course as quirkily as the East River, but at least it isn't lazy. The same cannot be said, however, for the simplistic narrative about critics-vs.-superhero films that again rears its head.

Viewers hang cape expectations on Wonder Woman

Before Warner Bros gets too carried away with the record-breaking box office take of Batman v Superman, the studio might want to take a breath.

Watch: Kung Fu Panda 3 trailer

Third time around and you may think the gag about a bumbling panda being a Kung Fu master is wearing thin, but no, Po is as entertaining and adorable as ever

Watch: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 trailer

Fourteen years after My Big Fat Greek Wedding was released and surprisingly went on to become the biggest grossing romantic comedy of all time (allowing for inflation), Nia Vardalos and most of the cast from the original film return to stage another big, fat Greek wedding.

Movie review: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

Movie Review: Kung Fu Panda 3

Third time around and you may think the gag about a bumbling panda being a Kung Fu master is wearing thin, but no, Po is as entertaining as ever.

Taika Waititi talks going bush for new film

Taika Waititi and Sam Neill talk about going bush in the director's latest childhood adventure, The Hunt for the Wilderpeople.

Warning: Batman v Superman contains a really big spoiler

Viewers at early screenings of <i>Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice</i> have been warned multiple times not to spoil the film for others.

In defence of Pee-wee Herman

COMMENT: Pee-wee Herman is back in a brand new movie for Netflix which hilariously demonstrates that the character still has plenty to offer audiences thirty years after his iconic first film.

Bridget Jones is back with new film's first trailer

It's been 14 long years, but finally everybody's favourite singleton Bridget Jones is set to return to our movie screens in the third instalment of the popular series - Bridget Jones's Baby.